Bramley Famli

One of the defining moments for anyone’s Umngazi holiday is a river cruise at the end of the day with the infamous Kevin. It’s a leisurely cruise up and back down the river, with the main objective of seeing the pair of Fish Eagle’s swooping in to pick up a fish that Kevin throws out for it. Of course his Fish Eagle call is amazing all on it’s own, and you quickly realise he’s been doing this for a long time. He knows them, and they certainly know him. He also spots them coming in long before anyone else on the boat, binoculars or not.

It’s all over before you know it, and I often think that simply watching, as apposed to attempting to catch it on film is the way to go. This trip both Fish Eagles came in (I’ve only seen one at a time) and it was as spectacular as ever. One of them then travelled with us for a while, flying from tree to tree. Hungry I presume, and not simply looking for company.

Leish and I both had a go at catching the event on camera. Click here for some of the pics.

We had an amazing and long holiday at Umngazi River Bungalows and Westbrook Beach in April. I just found the photos and uploaded them.

Was great seeing the Fisherman (Marli) again. Leish’s mom also joined them for a bit (I was back in Jozi for some work for a bit in between). Also got to see and stay with the Walker Family. Always really really fun being with them. They’re wonderfully amazing people. And of course it goes without saying that Jordi loved being with Zara for a bit.

One of the highlights of the holiday was a shower in the rain. Cold, wet and super-fun.

Click here to see some of the pics.